Living On The Edge

Living on the Edge is the saga of a man who, by the grace of God, redirected his incredible energy and bravery from drug dealing and debauchery to serving Him in Africa. He goes where no other soldiers will go, and does what no other man could do. He senses the special gifts God has given him, and he s dedicated to using them for God s glory. If you mess with me, I will kick your ass. But I love Jesus Christ. Living on the Edge picks up where the first book left off. Here, Sam explains how the same love of action and adrenaline ¬ living on the edge that made him a local legend as a drug dealer and biker, was redirected by God to hunting the Lord s Resistance Army and rescuing children, some as young as five, from terrifying lives as killers and sex slaves. His mission, Sam explains, is to give these innocent boys and girls the chance to be kids again.

Machine Gun Preacher, Sam Childers grew up in the hills of Pennsylvania. His parents were decent, honest people, but at an early age Sam started to show a knack for getting into trouble. His father, a former marine, grew fond of saying Boy, somebody s gonna kill you one of these days! By his early teens Sam was sliding deeper into a life of violence and crime. He became a Shotgunner an armed guard for drug dealers. It was during this stage of his life that he met Lynn, a stripper, who later became his wife. Sam, haunted by his father s words, became increasingly concerned that he was going to be killed because of drugs and slowly began to distance himself from his former life. He found a job in construction and prospered despite his continuing drug and alcohol habit. Lynn, meanwhile, returned to the Church she had forsaken as a young adult. Sam also sought to re-establish his relationship with God and began to live a clean life. Slowly, things began to change for the better. Lynn gave birth to a healthy baby girl and Sam started his own construction business. Little did they know that their greatest challenge was just around the corner. With the orphanage finished, Sam began to lead armed missions to rescue children from the LRA. It wasn t long before tales of his exploits spread and villagers began to call him The Machine Gun Preacher. Thirteen years later the orphanage is the largest in Southern Sudan and has fed and housed over 1,000 children. Today, more than 200 children call the orphanage home.